Gear swap & BBQ! Bring new/lightly used gear you no longer need and you might leave with a new treasure of your own!
Inspired and co-hosted by community member Tri Persaud, join Latino Outdoors, Brown Girls Climb, and New York Restoration Project for a community-led outdoor gear swap & BBQ! Bring any new or lightly used outdoor gear, clothing, accessories to donate and you might just leave with a new treasure of your own!
We’ll enjoy some light picnic and BBQ bites over good music and convo highlighting the importance of keeping quality hiking, climbing, and outdoor apparel & accessories in use for longer and out of landfills.
This event is open to all ages and is FREE! Registration is required.
WAVIERS
Please complete this Latino Outdoors waiver.
SCHEDULE
- 11-11:30AM – Community members arrive and set out their donations; BBQing open, and introductions
- 11:30AM – 1:30PM – Community members peruse and select gear
- 1:30PM – Announce last call and encourage final selections, complete final weigh-in and share preliminary impact (items diverted), pack remaining items for donation
- 2PM – Event ends
WHAT TO PACK
- Wear whatver clothing and footware you feel comfortable in! Cooper Street Garden is an outdoor garden so we do recommend sunglasses, hat, and sunblock.
- New or gently used donations–gear for all types of outdoors sports and recreation, outdoors clothing, footware, and accessories. (If you wouldn’t wear it yourself because of it’s condition, someone else wouldn’t either. )
- Food, snacks, drinks for yourself (especially if you have allergies/dietary restrictions) and/or to share with other community members–we always welcome more snacks! (optional as we’ll be providing veggie and meat hot dogs, veggie pasta salad, watermelon, chips, and water seltzers)